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winload.exe missing or currupt

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Hi i'm trying to install Windows 8 but am recieving error. Your PC needs to be repaired windows\system32\boot\winload.exe is missing or currupt I have try formatting and reinstalling 7 to see if this fixes the problem but with no joy. I have also tried using KillDisk to see if that made a difference but nothing. I would of though reinstalling the OS would have fixed the problem. Any...

Deleting Windows 7 in Dual Boot with Windows 8

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Okay, currently i have a dual boot OS, windows 7 ultimate x64 and windows 8 pro x64.. Windows 7 is installed first.. After using windows 8 quite a while, i decided to delete the windows 7, leaving only windows 8.. My question is, how can i get rid of the windows 7? Is it fine to just delete the windows 7 partition? Or do i need another step? Thanks.. My disk management SS : Attachment...

Windows 8 Backup DVD

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I upgraded from Windows 7 to 8 by downloading from Microsoft site...also Microsoft is offering Personal Windows 8 Backup DVD for a price ..can I create my own backup DVD and how (in simple terms please)? Somebody suggested copying the files-product key I received by email from Microsoft !

Cannot Change PC Settings: Screen Blacked Out?

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I have recently upgraded to windows 8 (clean install) and have become unable to use my Change PC Settings Option. The screen is totally messed up for some reason with most everything blacked out (see attached screen shot.) I have no idea, but it just all of sudden became this way. I have a GTX 680 with 310.33 (latest) drivers installed. Any help on this would be hugely appreciated! Thanks

win 7 needed along with win 8

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Guys i have windows 8 installed but need to have the windows 7 dual boot mode.....can u tell me the detailed description how to make it please.............

is Windows-8 can run Webservice that work with FrameWork3.

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hi i build my Webservice on FrameWork 3.5 (C# Visual studio 2008) it work excellent on Windows-7 and XP - and it work excellent if i run Through Visual-Studio. i try to run on Windows-8 and i got error. 1. i try to setup the Application pool IIS on .NET v2.0 Classic 2. i try to check the .NET framework 3.5 (include .net 2 and 3) on Windows features on/off the error: Detailed Error...

Remove Recovery Partition

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Unlike windows 7 I do not see an option to remove recovery partition. I have a gpt with 3 partitions as follows: 300mb recovery 100mb efi 931mb c drive Any ideas how to remove recovery partition? Henry

Solved A cure for the "Windows to go workspace bug"

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I've searched the net, but I found no other English article about that issue so far. Thought, I let this community partizipate into my findings. *What's the beef?* Although Windows 8 Pro doesn't supports Windows To Go, some users in German MS Answers Forum reported issues with "Windows To Go workspace". * Some receives the notification, that Windows store can't install Apps in a...

Windows 8 with multiple hard drives

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Hi. I just tried installing Windows 8 on my HP Elitebook 8440p. I have an extra hard drive instead of a CD drive in the upgrade bay (only used for data, the OS is on the standard internal HD which is partioned in three parts). First I got the well-documented we can't find a partition bla bla bla error". I tried swapping the extra hard drive for the standard cd drive. Now Win8 installed like a...

file issues on windows 7+8 dual boot

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Hi all, have had windows 8 and 7 dual booting nicely for a week or so now thanks to 'theog' giving me a hand last week. I have noticed a bit of an issue though: i have both OS installed in an ssd and have docs etc located in a normal harddrive. Thing is, whilst i can access the files fine from Windows 8, if i then try to access the same files from windows 7, it keeps coming up saying...

Solved Installed Win8 wont activate after clean install

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Hello, I have had Windows 8 Pro since the relase but this is the first time that I have actually managed to install the OS because I'm busy in work. Installation went well, clean partition, installed very quickly and now I am on my desktop. I went to activate and it tells me I have an invalide key. I double checked that I haven't made a mistake and I didn't. Then it dawned on me that this was...

Multiple Installations and Activation

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I asked this question on the Windows Update and Activation forum and have received no advice. "I have Win 8 Pro Upgrade which I installed over a Win 7 installation in VirtualBox. Now I would like to delete this installation and install my Windows 8 Pro on another VirtualBox VM. Will it install and activate on the new VM? I also have ordered a System Builder version of Win 8. Will I be...

Problem installing Windows 8 Pro x64 on ASUS G51J-3D

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Hey there, i have been trying to install Windows 8 Pro that i got from from Dreamspark on my ASUS G51J, the installation boot hangs for a very long time (about 20min) on a purple screen after the windows 8 splash logo, then (finally) the language prompt appears and when i click install now it hangs for about another hour on "Setup is being initialized."... if i wait it will say it installed but...

How much space does Windows 8 need?

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I have a 32gb mSATA SSD drive along with a 750gb regular HDD. I want to install Windows 8 on the 32gb mSATA SSD (C:/) and the rest of my files and programs on the regular HDD (D:/) I wanted to know if 32gb is enough for Windows 8 taking into account things like drivers, updates, hibernation OFF, etc. Thank you.

Please help - Completely stuck with Windows 8 installation

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Hi all, I'll do my best to explain the problem as clearly as possible. I installed Windows 8 Pro on my Desktop PC using the web-based installer, and it had been working fine with no problems. A problem developed with the power unit of my PC and I needed to do a refresh installation of Windows 8, keeping the old settings but basically installing Windows 8 again on the same PC. Initially...

BSOD while trying to install win8 OEM

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Hi friends, I just got a new SDD, OEM win 8 64bit and decided to clean install win8 on the SSD. I have a 1TB WD, a 1.5TB seagate (that I have preview version of win 8 on it) and the new SSD. I backed up everything from the 1.5Tb drive to the 1TB drive. Reboot, boot in CD, choose to delete the 1.5Tb drive partition. There is a 350Mb system reserve on the 1TB drive, I deleted that too. Then...

System builder DVD and upgrade key?

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Okay...just a quick question. I have a system builder DVD of Windows 8 Pro which I installed on my machine. My partner's laptop has windows 7 Home Premium and I just bought the online upgrade for Windows 8 Pro but after going through the download and checking stage I got an error saying something went wrong and the image was corrupt. I don't want to have to go through the whole download...

Help to do a clean reinstall Windows 8

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Couple of days a go I purchased a HP H9 1120A with Windows 7 Pre installed. The reason for choosing this PC was due to its high end CPU & 120 GB SSD Drive. I went through the upgrade process and and installed the Windows 8 (I also made a USB media back up of tehh Win 8 install files). All went ahead without a hitch. When I went in to check the drive I realised there was only 30 GB of free...

Need help installing another OS in dual boot with windows8

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Hey all... As i have stated in my topic, i need to install opensuse in dual boot with windows8. I have just purchased samsung NP550P5C-S03IN, series 5 laptop with core i7, it came with windows 8. Ok so now i'm having both usb boot device and even the bootable dvd of opensuse 12.2, but even after putting both things into the laptop, the laptop boots directly to windows 8, it doesnt show any "to...

Need help to install windows 8 to my external HDD

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hello people, I bought new Seagate USB *external* harddisk (2 terabyte) and I want to install windows 8 to this external drive. I have windows 7 installed on my internal HDD, but when I try to do this , i am getting an error message, please take a look at picture which i sent. I need help please. Thanks
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